Vention USB to RS232 Serial Adapter Black 1.5M (VAS-C02-B150) – Extra Reach for Serial Scales, Lab Analysers and Rack Equipment

The Vention USB to RS232 Serial Adapter Black 1.5M (VAS-C02-B150) is a USB-to-serial converter cable that joins a computer’s USB 2.0 Type-A port to equipment with a DB9 male RS232 interface. Its 1.5m length suits setups where the serial device sits a short distance from the PC, such as a weighing scale on a counter, a laboratory analyser on a bench or a switch in a server rack. After driver installation, Windows assigns the adapter a virtual COM port, so existing serial software talks to the device without changes. It handles full-duplex data at up to 115,200bps through a Prolific PL2303 chipset.

To keep readings and commands error-free, the cable uses 24 + 28AWG bare copper conductors wrapped in aluminium foil, metal braid and ground shielding. Meanwhile, gold-plated connectors resist corrosion, and strain relief at both ends protects the PVC jacket from repeated bending. Consequently, a clinic lab in Kisumu exporting analyser results or a grain store in Eldoret logging scale weights to a PC gets a stable serial link.

Key Features

In short, this adapter stands out in five areas:

• 1.5m USB 2.0 to DB9 male RS232 cable
• Up to 115,200bps full-duplex data
• Prolific PL2303 chipset, virtual COM port
• Foil, braid and ground triple shielding
• Gold-plated connectors with strain relief

Technical Specifications

Specifically, the table below details every core specification of this adapter:

Who This Is Best Suited For

As a result of this combination of specs, three types of users benefit most:

• Clinics and laboratories – export results from serial analysers to a PC
• Agro-dealers, stores and warehouses – log weights from serial scales into software
• IT and telecom technicians – reach switch, router and UPS consoles in a rack

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